Subs are open for THE COOKOUT anthology! Authors from the African diaspora, send your unpublished scifi, fantasy, or horror centering the cookout tradition! 500-5,000 words. 10 cents a word for accepted work. Guidelines + sub link at thecookoutanthology.com/submission-g... #authors #writing #books

🍗 Taking Submissions: The Cookout Anthology from @press-android.bsky.social 💰 10¢ per word 📅 Deadline: April 30, 2026 📏 500 to 5000 words Speculative fiction by Black authors of the African Diaspora celebrating the culture, joy, and traditions of the cookout. Details horrortree.com/event/taking...

We're thrilled to announce that we've acquired the horror novella GHOSTS OF BAKERSFIELD by K Lucian Jones @spideyj.com. This ghost story will be available to chill your spine in 2027!

I wrote an article for Harper's Bazaar about what it's like for trans people in Kansas (spoiler: it's bad). Read, share, and send some love to your trans loved ones.

We're thrilled to welcome @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social to Android Press, we'll be publishing Sylvie's dimension hopping sci-fi novella, TRIVIAL MATTERS, in 2027!

The Cookout campaign officially closed and was a big success! Late pledges are open through this weekend if you missed out. @tco-anthology.bsky.social Backer appreciation thread: so many thanks to backers Marina, Alysia Cooper, Ashleigh, Stephanie, acorncap, havoq, Dale Fields, Artemis... (1/11)

New publisher listing for: The Cookout Anthology @press-android.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity

Only 24 hours left to back THE COOKOUT and get extras like recipe cards, a cookbook, an online party and workshop, other books by African authors, and more. This anthology features scifi, fantasy, and horror stories that center the tradition of the cookout. Link in bio. @tco-anthology.bsky.social

ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT to support black authors by backing THE COOKOUT anthology of speculative fiction from the African diaspora: sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories centered around the tradition of the cookout. We're $200 away from funding! Who will push over the top? www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

Submissions are now open for THE COOKOUT, an anthology of speculative fiction from the African diaspora. Send us your sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and everything in between! #authors #blackauthors #speculativefiction Submission guidelines and link can be found at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

HUGE congrats to @jendiagammon.bsky.social whose novel THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL is a finalist for the BSFA's Best Fiction for Young Readers Award! If you're a BFSA voting member, you can get the epub for free on our website by using the code BSFA2026 www.android-press.com/product-page...

You have FIVE DAYS to be part of the awesome deliciousness! Don't miss out.

As we near the deadline for Nebula nominations, a reminder that my novella from the indie press @press-android.bsky.social, THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE, is eligible for nomination. If you've read & enjoyed it, I would appreciate your consideration. www.android-press.com/product-page...

Less than one week left to back THE COOKOUT anthology of speculative fiction from the African Diaspora. Only 250 to go until we open public submissions (paying at least 10 cents per word), and just over 1k to go until we're funded. You can push us over the top! #authors #readers #speculativefiction

I can't tell you how damn excited I am for this one! Grief, climate change, courage, hope, and a pink fairy armadillo... what more do you need?

WE, THE DROWNING is a hopeful post-apocalyptic climate fiction novella by @lindzmcleod.bsky.social will release in fall 2026l from Android Press.

New tier just added to THE COOKOUT anthology campaign! In addition to a copy of THE COOKOUT, the digital recipe book, and five other books by black authors, you get admission to our Black Speculative Fiction Workshop hosted by editors of THE COOKOUT! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

AND word is that our short film, “On Our Skin,” an adaptation of “Our Skin Will Now Bear The Testimonies” by Ilo Innocent Chizaram published in @castofwonders.org and produced in collaboration with @press-android.bsky.social, is eligible for the Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form!

Who's gonna join us for a black speculative fiction workshop hosted by editors of THE COOKOUT anthology? Available only through the anthology Kickstarter campaign. Only two weeks left to get in on it!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

For awards consideration from Android Press: THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE by @rsagarcia.bsky.social "Beautifully written, Intensely emotional. Powerful" —Jodi Meadows, NYT bestselling author Category: novella Genre: fantasy Published 2/14/25 www.android-press.com/product-page...

Awards consideration from Android Press: THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL by @jendiagammon.bsky.social writing as J. Dianne Dotson sequel to Nebula/BSFA finalist, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN Category: young adult novel Genre: fantasy Published 10/21/25 www.android-press.com/product-page...

Huge thanks to Ripley Barnes, LaWana Richmond, Pizza Yeti, Max Turner, Jan Peters, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Justin Varney, MVmedia, Jetse de Vries, Kenyeda Adams, Pamela Adams, and Brooks Moses for backing THE COOKOUT anthology of black speculative fiction from the African diaspora! Who's next?

Who's gonna join us for a black speculative fiction workshop hosted by editors of THE COOKOUT anthology? Available only through the anthology Kickstarter campaign. Only two weeks left to get in on it!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

New tier just added to THE COOKOUT anthology campaign! In addition to a copy of THE COOKOUT, the digital recipe book, and five other books by black authors, you get admission to our Black Speculative Fiction Workshop hosted by editors of THE COOKOUT! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

THE COOKOUT's premium tier: a hardcover and EPUB copy of the anthology + attend the launch party with raffles, goodie giveaways, & fantastical cooking tutorials. Also get a Black Speculative Fiction book bag, a digital copy of THE COOKOUT RECIPE BOOK, and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

Join us for THE COOKOUT! An anthology of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, where the stories all have one thing in common: the tradition of THE COOKOUT. A perfect way to support black speculative fiction authors this Black History Month! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

The best non-spoilerly pitch I can make for my story in this is: “Have you ever arrived at a family dinner and wanted to murder everyone present?” * *please don’t do this 😆

Shout out to our first round of Day 1 backers: Héctor G., Reyna Blue, Sam Scott, Lydia Pyne, Beth Murray, John, Janell, Isana, Zack Fissel, Eboni Dunbar-Scott, jrho, Denise Whitaker, Elizabeth, Tonya R. Moore, David J, and Kit Stubbs! All Day 1 backers get an exclusive social media profile badge!

It's Black History Month, and here's an opportunity for you to directly support black authors and editors in their creative careers. This anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social @brentclambert.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social and more. Pre-order now!!

Books make perfect gifts! Buy my most award-nominated book, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, and sequel, THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL! Be transported to a future Lunarpunk utopia threatened by a villain from our era. Written by me as J. Dianne Dotson, published via @press-android.bsky.social

So excited to announce my cosmic horror, coming out spring 2027! Thank you @press-android.bsky.social for believing in this strange fragment of my heart

THE COOKOUT: speculative fiction from the African diaspora, launches February 1! Our top pledge gets you copies of the anthology, a ticket to the online launch party, a digital recipe book, and more. Launch notification at www.kickstarter.com/projects/and... @tco-anthology.bsky.social

Awards consideration from Android Press: THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL by @jendiagammon.bsky.social writing as J. Dianne Dotson sequel to Nebula/BSFA finalist, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN Category: young adult novel Genre: fantasy Published 10/21/25 www.android-press.com/product-page...

For awards consideration from Android Press: THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE by @rsagarcia.bsky.social "Beautifully written, Intensely emotional. Powerful" —Jodi Meadows, NYT bestselling author Category: novella Genre: fantasy Published 2/14/25 www.android-press.com/product-page...

THE COOKOUT: speculative fiction from the African diaspora, launches February 1! Our top pledge gets you copies of the anthology, a ticket to the online launch party, a digital recipe book, and more. Launch notification at www.kickstarter.com/projects/and... @tco-anthology.bsky.social

Join us for The Cookout, coming in February! @tco-anthology.bsky.social

Greetings! Here’s a Monday book and writing update for you. #books #fantasy #fantasybooks #author @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social @press-android.bsky.social @chooseadventure.bsky.social

We're open for scifi/fantasy/horror novella and novel queries until our 2027 publication schedule is full. Guidelines and sub link at android-press.com/submissions

Happy release day, @jendiagammon.bsky.social - writing as J. Dianne Dotson. "The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel" is book two of a lunarpunk trilogy. roguestarmag.com/the-secret-o...

The prequel, The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight, arrives in one year. Thank you to @press-android.bsky.social for giving a home to this hopeful saga. Start the series: jendiagammon.com/the-inn-at-t...

Midway thru my 1st experience editing an anthology (with an awesome team- thanks @press-android.bsky.social and @tco-anthology.bsky.social crew!) ... ... I am eating these behind-the-scenes editing stories UP! Query: would you buy and read "Terror in Text: Collection of Scary Publisher Stories?"

Now available at your favorite online book retailers! "The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel is the kind of post-apocalyptic story we need... one full of hope for the future... Glimmerbright presents a future world that isn't just survivable; it's colorful, exciting, and brimming with life."

It’s #unboxing day for THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL! Yay! This is the sequel to my Nebula and BSFA finalist, young adult Lunarpunk novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN (writing as J. Dianne Dotson). On October 21 via @press-android.bsky.social. #booktok #scifi #yabooks #fantasy

The Glicksberg Chronicles, Book #1: The Root & the Seed & the Thief In Between, a story about corporate control, stolen futures, and the fight to reclaim what’s yours—body, ancestry, and freedom—by Weyodi OldBear @weyodi.bsky.social, coming March 2026 from Android Press.

You're invited to The Cookout @tco-anthology.bsky.social, an anthology of speculative fiction from the African diaspora! Both the campaign and submissions launch in February 2026. #readers #readingcommunity #authors #writingcommunity

The Glicksberg Chronicles, Book #1: The Root & the Seed & the Thief In Between, a story about corporate control, stolen futures, and the fight to reclaim what’s yours—body, ancestry, and freedom—by Weyodi OldBear @weyodi.bsky.social, coming March 2026 from Android Press.

New #BookReview! Today on the blog I have YA lunarpunk sci-fantasy adventure, The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel by @jendiagammon.bsky.social — a sequel I've very much been looking forward to, and it didn't disappoint. http://www.alankdell...#BookReview! 💙📚🪐 #SFF 📢📚

The countdown is on October 21! 500 years in the future, but haunted by the past. Return to the twilight world of the Amethyst Lantern in THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL from Nebula Finalist Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson. Out via @press-android.bsky.social. #books #fantasy #scifi

THE COOKOUT IS COMING! 👽🧚🏾‍♂️🥘 Our Kickstarter will be launching very soon! In the meantime, please sign up & be the first to know when we go live. It won’t happen without your help, so please share & keep watching this space! @press-android.bsky.social #Blacksky #SFF www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

One week to THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL! Preorder this science fiction and fantasy adventure sequel to my Nebula, and BFSA award finalist, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, out October 21 via @press-android.bsky.social #sff #scifi #scififantasy #fantasy #books #comingsoon